Explanation
Rezoning Application: Z20-021
APPLICANT: Woda Cooper Companies, Inc.; c/o Dave Perry, Agent; David Perry Company, Inc.; 411 East Town Street, 1st Floor; Columbus, OH 43215; and Donald Plank, Atty.; Plank Law Firm; 411 East Town Street, 2nd Floor; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Multi-unit residential development and parking lot.
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval (6-0) on June 11, 2020.
LIVINGSTON AVENUE AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site consists of two parcels zoned in the C-4, Commercial District, with the west parcel being developed with a parking lot, and the east parcel developed with the former Livingston Theater undergoing conversion to a 45-unit senior housing apartment building. The applicant proposes the AR-3, Apartment Residential and CPD, Commercial Planned Development District to permit the continued development of the apartment building and accessory parking lot, as permitted by ORD #0182-2017; CV16-075. That ordinance was conditioned on the applicant submitting a rezoning application to rezone the property to an appropriate zoning district to reflect the senior housing land use within 18 months of the effective date of the ordinance. The development text commits to a site plan and includes provisions for access, landscaping, lighting, and graphics commitments. The site is located within the Livingston Avenue Urban Commercial Overlay and is within the planning area of the Near Southside Plan (2011), which recommends “Neighborhood Mixed Use (16-29 du/AC)” land uses for this location. Additionally, the Plan includes adoption of the Columbus Citywide Planning Policies (C2P2) Design Guidelines. The requested AR-3, Apartment Residential and CPD, Commercial Planned Development districts will allow a residential development that is consistent with the land use recommendations of the Near Southside Plan. Although the proposed development exceeds the recomm...
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